Earth
size and temperature. Pacificans may live or vacation there
one day.
NASA has discovered 54 new planets that might be habitable to
humans, either giving us a planet for vacation homes or an escape
plan for the end of the world. The
planets are part of a larger
discovery by
Kepler telescope that includes 1,235 possible planets
outside Earth's solar system. Exciting! But...the
Christian Science Monitor reports, "The
potential finds, which must clear an arduous, detailed confirmation
process, still fall short of the ultimate goal, finding an
Earth-size planet orbiting a sun-like star at Earth-like
distances."
The Village Voice blog 2/4/11.
More articles
Kepler-11.
Times Live 2/4/11.
NASA discovered more than 1,200 new planets in the past year.
The Washington Post 2/3/11.
68 planets about Earth size, 54 are Earth's size and
temperature..potentially habitable.
San Francisco Chronicle 2/3/11.
Posted by Kathy Meeh
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